Ohio Politics

Ohio tourist trap: Doctor from PA shot, killed in attack on turnpike

4:09pm Saturday, May 14, 2005
The Cleveland Plain Dealer is reporting that a Pennsylvania doctor was shot to death along the Ohio Turnpike in Broadview Heights Friday night. From the story: Dr. Gulam Moonda, 65, was shot once in the head during a robbery about 6:30 p.m., said Lt. Rick Zwayer, a patrol spokesman. Moonda, his wife and another relative, who were on their way to Toledo, had pulled their 2000 Jaguar to the side of...

Poll: Taft approval rating at 19%; 74% disapprove

5:15am Friday, May 13, 2005
The Columbus Dispatch is reporting that a new national poll has determined Gov. Bob Taft has the lowest approval rating of any governor in the nation. According to the Dispatch, New Jersey-based SurveyUSA, an independent firm that does polling primarily for television stations, found that the Republican had an approval rating of 19 percent. From the story: Analysts said Taft is being blamed for...

AGAIN: Trouble finds off-duty cops unprepared to help

4:06pm Thursday, May 12, 2005
Columbus' NBC4i.com is reporting that two off-duty and unarmed officers were "going out for an evening" when they came across an armed robery in progress. As Ohio's defenseless citizens are all too familiar with after having suffered a 150-year ban on bearing arms for self-defense, the cops quickly became targets themselves when they tried to assist. From the story: Police were searching for a...

Police warn be on the lookout for purse snatcher

6:16am Wednesday, May 11, 2005
Dayton's WDTN.com is urging area residents to be on the lookout for a thief who is "terrorizing female shoppers". Investigators say 32-year-old Janet Hawkinberry snatches purses to get money to feed her drug habit. And they say no matter how many times they catch her, she doesn't stop. From the story: Beavercreek police detective, Jeff Fiorta details 32-year-old Janet Hawkinberry's method of...

35 Charged In Large Fight At Marion Park

7:19am Tuesday, May 10, 2005
This is the kind of thing we are told by bureaucrats in the City of Clyde and Toledo to fear if guns are allowed in parks. The trouble is, all the gun control laws in the world didn't stop this incident from occurring. Do they really believe a "no-guns" sign would have helped keep these criminals out of this public park? 05-09-2005 MarionOnline.com A large fight in the early morning of Sunday,...

What will a pro-gun Democrat do to the Ohio governor's race?

1:31pm Saturday, May 07, 2005
In recent years, the pickings for Ohio gun owners have been slim when it came to the governors' race. Whether it was George Voinovich or Bob Taft, the OhioGOP simply has not had much to offer people concerned with the protection of our self-defense rights. Choices among Democrat contenders were even worse. The 2006 GOP primary promises, for once, to offer gun owners a choice on the matter - a...

Teenager pulls gun during fight in Newark park

12:37pm Saturday, May 07, 2005
This is the kind of thing we are told by bureaucrats in the City of Clyde and Toledo to fear if guns are allowed in parks. The trouble is, all the gun control laws in the world didn't stop this 18-year old from getting a gun. Do they really believe a "no-guns" sign would have helped keep him out of this public park? May 6, 2005 Newark Advocate A 13-year-old Newark boy told police an 18-year-old...

''Nasal Law'' passes in Senate, moves to conference committee

7:02am Thursday, May 05, 2005
Since we often name legislation after people who inspired them (Amy's Law, Amber Alert, etc.) shouldn't this one be dubbed the "Nasal Law"? The Cincinnati Enquirer is reporting that the Ohio Senate unanimously approve a bill on Tuesday making it illegal for police to assign a real person's identity to an undercover informant or others in investigations without that person's permission. As amended...

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